I can’t tell you what the best alternative to Google reader is. Such things are not one-size-fits-all. It depends on personal tastes, preferences, how you use it and on what device. I haven’t even decided what I’m using yet. If you can’t do a straight import of your feeds a reader can take a long time to set up. Making the wrong choice means wasted time. The best advice I can give is do your homework. To that end here are some of the (apparently thousands) of articles about alternatives that were posted today:

Hopefully, somewhere in there is your replacement. Of course Google Reader doesn’t officially shut down until July 1. Maybe, for the good of the internets, Google will change their mind.